Playing as if the World Mattered : An Illustrated History of Activism in Sports.
Title:
Playing as if the World Mattered : An Illustrated History of Activism in Sports.
Author:
Kuhn, Gabriel.
ISBN:
9781629631981
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (161 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Workers' Playtime: The Workers' Sports Movement (1893-1945) -- Origins -- ARB Solidarität -- Naturfreunde -- SASI and the Workers' Olympics -- RSI and the Spartakiads -- The 1936 Barcelona People's Olympics -- Dissolution -- Fighting the Fascists -- Resistance -- Legacy -- Fair Play for the People: Sports and Civil Rights (1946-1989) -- Jackie Robinson -- Roberto Clemente -- Lester Rodney -- C.L.R. James -- Anticolonialism -- Miroir Sprint -- Marvin Miller -- Muhammad Ali -- The 1968 Mexico Olympics -- Paris 1968 -- Anti-Apartheid -- Robben Island -- State Socialism -- Soccer World Cups I -- Democracia Corinthiana -- Antifa on the Terraces -- From the Ground Up: Grassroots Organizing in Sports (1990-present) -- Supporters Culture -- Community Sports Clubs -- Zines -- Social Justice Campaigns -- Tournaments -- Skateboarding -- Cycling -- Radical Cheerleading -- Roller Derby -- Fight Clubs -- Hockey -- "A Woman's Place Is . . ." -- LGBTQ Sports -- Parasports -- NOlympics -- Soccer World Cups II -- Ultras -- Athlete Activists -- Conclusion -- About the Author.
Abstract:
Gabriel Kuhn is a Stockholm, Sweden-based author and translator. He is the author or editor of All Power to the Councils!, Life Under the Jolly Roger, Sober Living for the Revolution, Soccer vs. the State, and Turning Money into Rebellion.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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